His stance on immigration and trade were very similar to Trump’s, albeit for different stated reasons. He seemed to be interested in using the tax code as a redistributive mechanism. He looked to substantial increases in federal benefits, without acknowledging the additional tax burden they would put on the middle class; as it does in the oft-cited Nordic countries, there being an insufficient number of billionaires to fund it all. He looked for increased regulation of various industries without recognizing that the American business climate is by many measures already more restrictive than the oft-cited Nordic countries.